TV news anchor, political show moderator, Dad, hubby, native New Englander living in Hartford, Connecticut USA
Twenty years ago this winter a major decision was handed down by the federal government that changed Connecticut forever. The Mohegan tribe received federal recognition, paving the way for them to build […]
Now that 2014 is here the race for governor will begin in earnest. This Sunday we have the newest candidate in the race, Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, who is seeking the Republican […]
The much talked about and long anticipated housing at the Adriaen’s Landing development in downtown Hartford is starting to get underway. Work has begun on the site and developer H. B. Nitkin […]
An anticipated ordinary media availability with Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy a Friday ago quickly churned out some national news when the governor revealed two groups were talking with him about restoring an […]
Hollywood star Brad Pitt was born on December 18, 1963. So was I. It’s true. I’m turning the big 5-0, and you know what, I’m embracing it. Happy birthday to me! Crazy, […]
Of the 26 people who lost their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School last year, five were educators, and two were first grade teachers. Those women all died while trying to protect […]
Had there been Twitter 50 years ago, the above headline would have been tweeted around the world. Every so often I’ve been asked if our popular Face the State flashback segment could […]
This Sunday on Face the State we are talking about Newtown and how the media has been doing covering the release of the 9-1-1 tapes and the impending one year mark of […]
The death of Nelson Mandela was met with a unique sadness by former Senator and former Governor Lowell Weicker. Weicker was arrested for protesting apartheid in South Africa. Years later, Weicker was […]
Thanksgiving in the Klarides family was a special one this year, as three members are now elected officials. The most well known of the Klarides clan is Themis, a state representative and […]
This article by Michael Dooling of the Waterbury Republican American for his “Big Wheels” column. http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2013/12/29/lifestyle/wheels/768452.txt Michael didn’t ask about my worst car. Read about that here: https://dennishouse.tv/2011/12/19/my-saab-story/ Before the Pontiac Sunbird […]
They are called spokespeople, but sometimes referred to jokingly as a flack, or mouthpiece. This Sunday on Face the State, we are joined by the spokesman who has become the face of […]
Photo: Eric Thayer/Reuters Some families impacted by the Sandy Hook school shooting have moved out of town, some will take a vacation and go far from Newtown on December 14th, and others […]
A friend of mine just picked up his new vanity plate at the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles. The state’s new policy allowing 7 digit license plates is opening up a whole […]
This past November as Americans marked 50 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a woman from West Hartford pulled out a card that brought back a flood of memories […]
A little known media secret: we reporters tend to laugh at the people camping out in line on Thanksgiving waiting for the stores to open on Friday…the so-called Black Friday. Case in […]
It was the 9/11 of my parents’ generation. On the Friday before Thanksgiving 1963, the nation was stunned by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The pain was felt deeply here […]
Viewers were surprised to see yours truly on the morning news this past Sunday yet no one was more surprised than me. At 4:23AM I got a call from Tina Martin asking […]
In advance of the Connecticut Veterans Day parade this month I called the state Veterans Affairs department to inquire about World War II veterans in our state. In 2012, there were 16,200 […]
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